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Drivers are being warned of potential disruption from thunderstorms and heavy rain across Essex.

Drivers are being warned of potential disruption from thunderstorms and heavy rain across Essex.

Kate Williams was looking to sell her house after her husband died. But, of course, there's been nothing normal about 2026 so far and there is little reason to think it will become so.

No timeline to restore IT systems as probe remains ongoing

More than 40,000 people died in England due to extreme heat between 1988 and 2025, new figures have revealed.

The aspiring chef, 27, has furiously defended his wife Nicola Peltz from skinny-shamers.

One video, captured by a CCTV camera, shows a massive mudslide crashing into Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border as people desperately flee the area.

Businesses across Essex and Suffolk have cut their water use by more than 15 per cent since a hosepipe ban began earlier this month.

The Red Arrows will take to skies tomorrow in a highly anticipated display for the Clacton Airshow.

Businesses across Essex and Suffolk have cut their water use by more than 15 per cent since a hosepipe ban began earlier this month.

The Red Arrows will take to skies tomorrow in a highly anticipated display for the Clacton Airshow.

The wedding may be over, but Molly Smith is making sure to fully embrace her bridal era as she wowed in a white thong bikini. 

Hundreds of visitors are expected to attend the Finchingfield Three-Legged Race when it returns to the village next month.

One AI and two trained eyes delved into the heavily padded leaks

The fire service has issued an update after a grass fire broke out on Scraley Road in Heybridge earlier today.

Dawid Wlach, 35, appeared in court to answer charges of two counts of rape and a sexual assault against one victim and a sex assault against the other.

Cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite have reached its highest levels since 2016, health officials have warned.

Have glaucoma or watery, sensitive eyes? Makeup artist Nic Chapman shares her best tips for keeping mascara, eyeliner and eyeshadow in place.

A diversion route has been put in place

China has imposed new restrictions on AI companion services over concerns they can foster "emotional dependence or addiction" and replace real-world social interaction. Officials are also worried that increasingly satisfying AI relationships could deepen loneliness and further discourage marriage and parenthood. The Guardian reports: No country has rolled out AI as comprehensively and as enthusiastically as China; the country's demographic challenges are forcing the government to turn to technology to solve future labour shortages. Elderly people use chatbots to answer medical questions, while young children have AI education in schools. But the authorities are increasingly worried that AI might exacerbate existing social problems including loneliness, unemployment and -- in the eyes of Beijing -- singledom. New rules introduced on July 15 ban AI companions for minors and mandate certain restrictions for chatbots marketed to adults. Some major providers including Doubao removed the companion function entirely to ensure compliance. The government says it is worried about chatbots fostering "emotional dependence or addiction" in users. It has warned companies against offering services that "replace social interaction." While many countries are grappling with how to limit the potential harm of AI chatbots, particularly for young people, China's rules are the most sweeping to be implemented on a national scale. [...] But talking to AI is now so commonplace that it would be hard for the government to end the practice entirely, and the new rules include large loopholes for AI services that are deemed educational or "which do not involve continuous emotional interaction." The government "has already recognized that AI companions or AI-related applications are a vital part in the citizens' everyday life," says Liang Ge, a lecturer in digital sociology at the University of Manchester. In many sectors, the government is still pushing the use of AI as a way of easing looming demographic pressures.

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